Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th November 2007

Dilbert//6781, first published nineteen years ago on Thursday 8th November 2007

Tags

bar code scanner lab tests capital budget varainace three bids form a team purchase order quitters

Official transcript

"I need a $1,600 handheld bar code scanner to finish my lab tests."

"Okay. Apply for a capital budget variance, prepare an RFP, get three bids, form a team to evaluate the bids, then prepare a purchase order."

"Never mind. I'll just learn how to read bar codes by sight."

"Quitter."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A #1,600 HANDHELD BAR CODE SCANNER TO FINISH MY LAB TESTS OKAY. APPLY FOR A CAPITAL BUDGET VARIANCE, PREPARE AN RFP, GET THREE BIDS, FORM A TEAM TO EVALUATE THE BIDS, THEN PREPARE A PURCHASE ORDER NEVER MIND. I'LL JUST LEARN HOW TO READ BAR CODES BY SIGHT.

QUITTER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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